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To: alfa6

I wonder how/if that assembly line was repurposed after the B-32 was cancelled. I hate to see stuff go to waste!


17 posted on 06/15/2015 9:26:34 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
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To: Seizethecarp

During WW-2 Kansas City, KS had a B-25 assembly plant located at the old Fairfax airport.

After the war General Motors operated it as a car plant known locally as the B-O-P plant, Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac.

During the Korean War and shortly afterwards the plant not only produced cars but Republic F-84 jet fighters! This was one of a very few plants that produced both cars and planes.

A couple of links regards the old B-25 plant...

http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/flying-high

http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2005winter_macias.pdf

Sorry for the late reply but I ended up being away from the computer most of the day yesterday.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}


26 posted on 06/16/2015 3:29:12 AM PDT by alfa6
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